Precipitation hardening — Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels … Wikipedia

Precipitation — may refer to: * Precipitation (meteorology), rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water falling from the sky * Precipitation (chemistry), the condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction * Precipitation (horse), a… … Wikipedia

Precipitation — Pre*cip i*ta tion, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. pr[ e]cipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. [1913 Webster] In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Precipitation (horse) — Precipitation was an incredibly influential sire, and is found in the pedigrees of many sport horses today.Precipitation was out of Double Life, a foundation mare of the famous British stud, Someries Stud. Although plain, Double Life was a good… … Wikipedia

precipitation — (n.) late 15c., a casting down (of the evil angels from heaven), in alchemy separation of a solid substance from a solution, from M.Fr. precipitation (15c.), from L. praecipitationem (nom. praecipitatio) act or fact of falling headlong, haste,… … Etymology dictionary